Intro
C G-F C C x2

Verse 1
C I see the G bad F moon C rising
C I see G trouble F on the C way
C I see G earth F quakes and C lightning
C I see G bad F times C today

Instrumental
C G-F C C

Verse 2
C I hear G hurriFcanes C blowing
C I know the G end is F coming C soon
C I fear G rivers F overCflowing
C I hear the G voice of F rage and C ruin

Instrumental
C G-F C C

Verse 3
C Hope you G got your F things C together
C Hope you are G quite F prepared to C die
C Looks like G we're in for F nasty C weather
C One eye is G taken F for an C eye

Outro
C G-F C C
C G-F C*

Intro Same as first 2 lines
C C Am Am
G F C C

Verse 1
C Almost heaven... Am West Virginia
G Blue ridge mountains F Shenandoah C river
C Life is old there Am older than the trees
G Younger than the moun-tains... F blowing like a C breeze

Verse 2
C All my memories... Am gathered round her
G Miner’s lady... F stranger to blue C water
C Dark and dusty... Am painted on the sky
G Misty taste of moonshine F teardrops in my C eye

Bridge
Am I hear her G voice in the C mornin’ hour she calls me
The F radio reCminds me of my G home far away
And Am drivin’ down the G road I get a feelFin’ that I
C should have been home G yesterday... yesterG7day

Acapella
Country roads... take me home
To the place... I belong
West Virginia... mountain mama
Take me home... country roads

Outro
Country C roads... take me G home
To the Am place... I beFlong
West VirCginia... mountain maGma
Take me F home... country C roads
Take me G home... down country C roads
Take me G home... down country C roads G C

C C C

HUM I met my Clove... by the gas F works C croft
Dreamed a F dream... by the old caCnal
I F kissed my C girl... by the F factory Cwall

ALL
Dirty old Dmtown... dirty old Amtown

NC I met my Clove... by the gas F works C croft
Dreamed a F dream... by the old caCnal
I F kissed my C girl... by the F factory Cwall
Dirty old Dmtown... dirty old Amtown

Clouds are Cdri-i-ifting a-F-cross the C moon
Cats are Fpro-o-owling on their Cbeat
F Springs a Cgirl... from the F streets at Cnight
Dirty old Dmtown... dirty old Amtown

I heard a Csiren... coming F from the C docks
Saw a Ftrain... set the night on Cfire
I F smelled the C spring... on the F smokey Cwind
Dirty old Dmtown... dirty old Amtown

I'm gonna Cmake me... a F big sharp C axe
Shining Fsteel... tempered in a Cfire
I’ll F chop you Cdown... like an F old dead Ctree
Dirty old Dmtown... dirty old Amtown

NC I met my Clove... by the gas F works C croft
Dreamed a F dream... by the old caCnal
I F kissed my C girl... by the F factory Cwall
Dirty old Dmtown... dirty old Amtown
Dirty old Dmtown... dirty old Amtown

SLOWING
Dirty old Dmtown... dirty old Am*town

Intro
C D7 F C

Verse 1
C Ooh I need your D7 love babe F guess you know it's C true
C Hope you need my D7 love babe F just like I need C you
Am Hold me F love me Am hold me D7 love me
C Ain't got nothing but D7 love babe F eight days a C week

Verse 2
C Love you every D7 day girl F always on my C mind
C One thing I can D7 say girl F love you all the C time
Am Hold me F love me Am hold me D7 love me
C Ain't got nothing but D7 love babe F eight days a C week

Verse 3
C Ooh I need your D7 love babe F guess you know it's C true
C Hope you need my D7 love babe F just like I need C you
Am Hold me F love me Am hold me D7 love me
C Ain't got nothing but D7 love babe F eight days a C week

Verse 4
C Love you every D7 day girl F always on my C mind
C One thing I can D7 say girl F love you all the C time
Am Hold me F love me Am hold me D7 love me
C Ain't got nothing but D7 love babe F eight days a C week

Outro
F Eight days a C week
F Eight days a C week

C D7 F C*

Intro
F G C C Wait for Kazoo bit

Verse 1
C Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm, I G know
And it’s been coming C for some time C
C When it’s over so they say It'll rain a sunny day, I G know
Shinin’ down like C water C7

Verse 2
C Yesterday and days before,
Sun is cold and rain is hot. I G know, Been that way for C all my time
C ‘Til forever on it goes
Through the circle fast and slow, I G know
And I can't stop, I C wonder C7

intro
C G C C

Chorus

Verse 1
You C passed me by one sunny day
F Flashed those big brown eyes my way
And C oh I wanted you for everG7 more
Now C I'm not one that gets around
I F swear my feet stuck to the ground
And C though I never G7 did meet you C before

Chorus

Verse 2
I C saw your lips I heard your voice
BeF lieve me I just had no choice
Wild C horses couldn't make me stay aG7way
I C thought about a moonlit night
F Arms around you, good and tight
C All I had to G7 see for me to C say

Chorus

So HelD7 lo Mary G7 Lou goodbye C heart
Yes HelD7lo Mary G Lou goodbye C heart G* C*

Intro
C G7 C C

Verse 1
I've C been a wild G7 rover for C many's a F year
And I've C spent all me G7 money on whiskey and C beer
But now I'm reG7turning with C gold in great F store,
And I C never will G7 play the wild rover no C more

Verse 2
I went to an G7 alehouse I C used to freFquent,
And I C told the landG7lady my money was C spent,
I asked her for G7 credit, she C answered me F "Nay...
Sure its C custom like G7 yours I can get any C day."

Verse 3
I took from me G7 pocket ten C sovereigns F bright,
And the C landlady's G7 eyes opened wide with deClight,
She said,"I have G7 whiskeys and C wines of the F best,
Sure the C words that I G7 spoke now were only in C jest.

Verse 4
I'll go home to my G7 parents, C confess what I've F done,
And I'll C ask them to G7 pardon their prodigal C son,
And then they'll G7 caress me as C oft times be-Ffore,
And I C never will G7 play the wild rover no C more!